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José Torres

1936 - 2009

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José Louis "Chegüi" Torres (May 3, 1936 – January 19, 2009) was a Puerto Rican-born professional boxer. As an amateur boxer, he represented the United States and won a silver medal in the middleweight division at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne. In 1965, he defeated Willie Pastrano to win the WBC, WBA, and lineal light heavyweight championships. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of José Torres has received more than 396,749 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. José Torres is the 71st most popular boxer (down from 46th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Puerto Rico (down from 15th in 2019) and the most popular Puerto Rican Boxer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 400k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.71

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.42

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, José Torres ranks 71 out of 326. Before him are Herbert Runge, Marijan Beneš, Félix Savón, Július Torma, Alexis Argüello, and Jess Willard. After him are Oscar De La Hoya, Michael Spinks, Anthony Joshua, Vladimir Yengibaryan, Tyson Fury, and Carmen Basilio.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, José Torres ranks 330. Before him are Betty Curtis, Dave Charlton, Hans van den Broek, Clive Swift, James Lee Burke, and Carol Morris. After him are Karol Divín, Héctor Núñez, Aharon Barak, Evelyn Fox Keller, Mike Spence, and John Shalikashvili. Among people deceased in 2009, José Torres ranks 209. Before him are Giacomo Bulgarelli, G. A. Cohen, Richard Todd, Elisabeth Söderström, Otar Chiladze, and Alexis Argüello. After him are Barry Flanagan, Koko Taylor, Kamala Surayya, Kjell Eugenio Laugerud García, José Luis López Vázquez, and Gayatri Devi.

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In Puerto Rico

Among people born in Puerto Rico, José Torres ranks 18 out of 70. Before him are Roberto Clemente (1934), Daddy Yankee (1977), Luis Fonsi (1978), David Zayas (1962), Luis Miguel (1970), and Don Omar (1978). After him are Cheo Feliciano (1935), Ramón Emeterio Betances (1827), Pedro Morales (1942), Míriam Colón (1936), Osvaldo Ríos (1960), and Luis Muñoz Marín (1898).

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Among BOXERS In Puerto Rico

Among boxers born in Puerto Rico, José Torres ranks 1. After him are Héctor Camacho (1962), Félix Trinidad (1973), and Daniel Santos (1975).

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